Military Financial Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1939. No. 132.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1939.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1939.

Dated this Twenty seventh day of October, 1939.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of the Military Financial Regulations. 

1. Regulation 32 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Officers—Australian Survey Corps.

“32. (i) The annual rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for officers of the Australian Survey Corps shall, subject to sub-regulations (ii) and (iii) of this regulation, be in accordance with the following table:—

Rank.	Sub-division.			Remarks.
1.	2.	3.
£	£	£
Lieutenant-Colonel..................	706	732	..	Annual increments
Major......................................	628	654	680	Annual increments
Captain...................................	550	576	602	Annual increments
Lieutenant...............................	472	498	524	Annual increments

(ii) Where a Warrant Officer, Class Ia, in receipt of pay at the rate prescribed for the first subdivision of pay for that rank is appointed to the rank of Lieutenant, his pay shall, on such appointment, be advanced to the second subdivision of the rate of pay prescribed for the rank of Lieutenant.

(iii) Where a Warrant Officer, Class Ia, in receipt of pay at the rate prescribed for the second subdivision of pay for that rank is appointed to the rank of Lieutenant, his pay shall, on such appointment, be advanced to the third subdivision of the rate of pay prescribed for the rank of Lieutenant.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1939.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 83, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 102 and 123; 1936, Nos. 1, 32, 62, 75, 98, 111, 122, 144 and 158; 1937, Nos. 1. 22, 29, 42, 71, 76, 96 and 113; 1938, Nos. 11, 15, 45, 76, 89, 96, 98 and 122; and 1939, No. 82.

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2. Regulation 36 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Warrant and other non-commissioned officers—Australian Survey Corps.

“36. The annual rates of pay and of incremental advancement by subdivisions for warrant officers and other non-commissioned officers of the Australian Survey Corps shall be in accordance with the following table:—

Rank or appointment.	Sub-divisions.					Remarks.
	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
£	£	£	£	£
Warrant Officer, Class Ia...............	472	498	..	..	..	Advancement to the second sub-division may be effected after twoyears’ satisfactory service in the first subdivision
Warrant Officer, Class I.................	392	410	428	446	464	Annual increments. Appointment as Warrant Officer, Class Ia., may be effected after two years’ satisfactory service in the fifth sub-division, subject to obtaining such qualification as is approved by the Chief of the General Staff
Warrant Officer, Class II................	302	320	338	356	374	Annual increments. Promotion to the rank of Warrant Officer, Class I., may be effected after one year’s satisfactory service in the fifth subdivision
Sergeant.............	212	230	248	266	284	Annual increments. Promotion to the rank of Warrant Officer, Class II., may be effected after one year’s satisfactory service in the fifth subdivision
Corporal............	199	..	..	..	..	Promotion to the rank of Sergeant may be effected after one year’s satisfactory service as a Corporal”.

3. Regulation 187 of the Military Financial Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Mess allowance.

“187. (i) An allowance of 1s. per diem may be paid in respect of each—

(a) Warrant officer;

(b) Sergeant;

(c) Lance-sergeant (including an acting or unpaid lance-sergeant); and

(d) Corporal of the Royal Australian Engineers or of the Australian Corps of Signals,

in a sergeants’ mess.

(ii) Where the number of members of a unit, in respect of whom the allowance prescribed in this regulation may be paid, is less than four, the members shall, if practicable, be attached to the sergeants’ mess of another unit.

(iii) The allowance prescribed in this regulation shall be paid to the mess secretary concerned and applied by him to the payment of the expenses of the mess.”.

Peace ration permanent forces.

4. Regulation 219 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(ii) In special circumstances, the Military Board may, to the extent which the Board determines is necessary or desirable in the circumstances, approve of the substitution for fresh vegetables of tinned vegetables of an equivalent nutritive value.”.

Rations for camps, bivouacs, &c.

5. Regulation 220 of the Military Financial Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(ii) In special circumstances, the Military Board may, to the extent which the Board determines is necessary or desirable in the circumstances, approve of the substitution for fresh vegetables of tinned vegetables of an equivalent nutritive value.”.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra